Traveling Through Nebraska: Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
Located in Omaha, Nebraska, at 3701 S 10th St, the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is widely regarded as one of the world's premier zoos, attracting millions of visitors each year. The zoo's commitment to conservation, education, and animal care is unparalleled, earning it various awards and recognition.
The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium boasts over 17,000 animals from 962 species, with an impressive 42 acres of exhibit space. One of its most distinctive attractions is the world's largest indoor rainforest exhibit, operating since 1982. This lush environment simulates tropical ecosystems and features vegetation and animal species naturally found in tropical regions. Visitors can marvel at animals such as tigers, monkeys, and many bird species, as they navigate a gentle drop in 3 artificial zones mimicking rainforest layers: the forest floor, the treetop, and a central 50-foot dome.
In addition to the rainforest exhibit, another major feature is the world's largest aquarium complex, encompassing over 70,000 square feet of water tank space, together representing the planet's three oceans. Here visitors are greeted by a stunning variety of marine life – massive stingrays, hawksbill turtles, sharks, and sharks that feed on prey lower in the water. Aquarium life flows through water-representative environments offering engaging exhibits about animals' daily, bi-weekly and infrequent consumption.
Beyond the aquatic exhibits lies the Henry Doorly Zoo's fascinating animal-based conservation areas designed to create unique naturalistic surroundings. To address animal care in every habitat the animals must cross a river over raised crossing areas built across the path and animal visitor tunnel paths – it thus creates real live natural pathways built essentially free of animal escapes freeing visitors along river bridge bridge sidewalks during day visits creating wildlife path traffic. As naturalized physical animal paths wildlife – this prevents capture since animals don't want an on coming river fall in accidents plus are caught usually more quickly for animal inspection for examination outside habitat.
Season variations emphasize what this model space represents about natural animals. The changing Omaha regional climate environments recreate true-to-nature climate conditions and water landscapes so each facility can make up an age time environment.
From habitat programs for animal health professionals with zoologists and interns looking to find sustainable zoological animal area management solutions at zoo meetings offered at Omaha zoo grounds. This has resulted in expansive partnerships with peer organizations on wildlife preservation. By maintaining a profound conservation goal–to promote natural conservation strategies designed not solely created in research institutions or even academia itself )
The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium boasts over 17,000 animals from 962 species, with an impressive 42 acres of exhibit space. One of its most distinctive attractions is the world's largest indoor rainforest exhibit, operating since 1982. This lush environment simulates tropical ecosystems and features vegetation and animal species naturally found in tropical regions. Visitors can marvel at animals such as tigers, monkeys, and many bird species, as they navigate a gentle drop in 3 artificial zones mimicking rainforest layers: the forest floor, the treetop, and a central 50-foot dome.
In addition to the rainforest exhibit, another major feature is the world's largest aquarium complex, encompassing over 70,000 square feet of water tank space, together representing the planet's three oceans. Here visitors are greeted by a stunning variety of marine life – massive stingrays, hawksbill turtles, sharks, and sharks that feed on prey lower in the water. Aquarium life flows through water-representative environments offering engaging exhibits about animals' daily, bi-weekly and infrequent consumption.
Beyond the aquatic exhibits lies the Henry Doorly Zoo's fascinating animal-based conservation areas designed to create unique naturalistic surroundings. To address animal care in every habitat the animals must cross a river over raised crossing areas built across the path and animal visitor tunnel paths – it thus creates real live natural pathways built essentially free of animal escapes freeing visitors along river bridge bridge sidewalks during day visits creating wildlife path traffic. As naturalized physical animal paths wildlife – this prevents capture since animals don't want an on coming river fall in accidents plus are caught usually more quickly for animal inspection for examination outside habitat.
Season variations emphasize what this model space represents about natural animals. The changing Omaha regional climate environments recreate true-to-nature climate conditions and water landscapes so each facility can make up an age time environment.
From habitat programs for animal health professionals with zoologists and interns looking to find sustainable zoological animal area management solutions at zoo meetings offered at Omaha zoo grounds. This has resulted in expansive partnerships with peer organizations on wildlife preservation. By maintaining a profound conservation goal–to promote natural conservation strategies designed not solely created in research institutions or even academia itself )
